The 16th Corsica Masters was a knockout tournament with Rapid time control played in Bastia, Corsica, France, 28-31 October 2012 (the final was played in Ajaccio). The field consisted of the top nine players of the Corsica Masters Open (2012) (27-28 October, 9 rounds, 15 min + 3 sec), and seven seeded players (Bacrot, Gharamian, Vachier-Lagrave, Jankovic, Fressinet, Van Wely and Fier). The four rounds had two games each, plus tiebreak games if necessary. Time control: 15 minutes for the whole game, with 3 seconds added per move from move 1. If 1-1, then two Blitz games (3 min + 2 sec), and if still tied, an Armageddon game (this did not happen). The prize fund was 60,000 euros. Chief organizer: Léo Battesti and the Corsica Chess Club. Chief arbiter: Akkhavanh Vilaisarn. Number of games played: 34.

Etienne Bacrot beat Fressinet 2-0 in the final.

  Eighthfinals (28 Oct)       Quarterfinals (29 Oct)       Semifinals (29 Oct)       Final (31 October)

Bacrot           11 --  2
Philippe         00 --  0
                            Bacrot           10 1½  2½
                            Gharamian        01 0½  1½
Gharamian        11 --  2
Shchekachev      00 --  0
                                                        Bacrot           ½1 --  1½
                                                        Vachier-Lagrave  ½0 --   ½
Vachier-Lagrave  1½ --  1½
Massoni          0½ --   ½
                            Vachier-Lagrave  11 --  2
                            Yusupov          00 --  0
Yusupov          11 --  2
Jankovic         00 --  0
                                                                                     Bacrot     11 --  2
                                                                                     Fressinet  00 --  0
Fressinet        ½½ 11  3
Battaglini       ½½ 00  1
                            Fressinet        ½1 --  1½
                            Van Wely         ½0 --   ½
Van Wely         1½ --  1½
Djuric           0½ --   ½
                                                        Fressinet        1½ --  1½
                                                        Short            0½ --   ½
Short            11 --  2
Seletsky         00 --  0
                            Short            11 --  2
                            Brkic            00 --  0
Brkic            11 --  2
Fier             00 --  0

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